Sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporter type 1 sequence polymorphisms in male patients with gout.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral glucosamine preparations are widely used as a treatment for osteoarthritis, purportedly functioning by a variety of mechanisms suggested by results of in vitro experiments, and generally using glucosamine concentrations well in excess of 100 micromol/l. OBJECTIVE:To use high performance liquid chromato...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Biggee BA,Blinn CM,McAlindon TE,Nuite M,Silbert JE

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While various monocyte chemokine systems are increased in expression in osteoarthritis (OA), the hierarchy of chemokines and chemokine receptors in mediating monocyte/macrophage recruitment to the OA joint remains poorly defined. Here, we investigated the relative contributions of the CCL2/CCR2 versus CCL5/C...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Raghu H,Lepus CM,Wang Q,Wong HH,Lingampalli N,Oliviero F,Punzi L,Giori NJ,Goodman SB,Chu CR,Sokolove JB,Robinson WH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report 4-year imaging outcomes in the RAPID-axSpA (NCT01087762) study of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), treated with certolizumab pegol (CZP). METHODS:This phase III, randomised trial was placebo-controlled and double-blind to week 24, d...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van der Heijde D,Baraliakos X,Hermann KA,Landewé RBM,Machado PM,Maksymowych WP,Davies OR,de Peyrecave N,Hoepken B,Bauer L,Nurminen T,Braun J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of ultrasound (US) to detect the presence and change of Achilles erosions in spondyloarthritis (SpA). METHODS:A blind prospective two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) US study of Achilles enthesis erosions in early SpA was undertaken. US examinations were performed at basel...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： de Miguel E,Falcao S,Castillo C,Plasencia C,García M,Branco JC,Martín-Mola E

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the efficacy of a tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) inhibitor (etanercept, Enbrel) in patients with severe sciatica. METHODS:A pilot study of etanercept was conducted in patients admitted to hospital for acute severe sciatica. Ten consecutive patients received three subcutaneous injections ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Genevay S,Stingelin S,Gabay C

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five patients (22 males and 3 females) are described who had 'unclassifiable' seronegative peripheral arthritis affecting mainly the large joints of the lower limbs with other typical features of spondyloarthropathies such as heel pain, low back pain, and mucosal ulcers. But their disorders could not be diagnos...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Prakash S,Mehra NK,Bhargava S,Malaviya AN

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is highly prevalent in Malaysia, which has a mixed population of Malays, Chinese, and Indians. A quantitative enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) levels (total immunoglobulin, IgG, and IgM) in 200 patients with SLE (164 Chine...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jones HW,Ireland R,Senaldi G,Wang F,Khamashta M,Bellingham AJ,Veerapan K,Hughes GR,Vergani D

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prediction of the postpartum onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Two thousand five hundred and forty seven healthy pregnant subjects were examined prospectively and the relation between serum rheumatoid factors (RF) and postpartum onset of RA was observed. Rheumatoid factors were m...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Iijima T,Tada H,Hidaka Y,Yagoro A,Mitsuda N,Kanzaki T,Murata Y,Amino N

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen consecutive patients with acute arthritis were studied. Careful culture and microscopy of swabs from mucosal sites were performed to examine the hypothesis that the acute tropical polyarthritis commonly seen in Zimbabwe is due to undiagnosed gonococcal infection. Rheumatic fever and Reiter's disease accounted ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Stein CM,Hanly MG

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the value of antibodies to citrullinated proteins/peptides for predicting joint outcomes in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:191 patients with RA onset within the past year were followed up prospectively for five years. Serum samples obtained from 145 patients at baselin...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Meyer O,Labarre C,Dougados M,Goupille P,Cantagrel A,Dubois A,Nicaise-Roland P,Sibilia J,Combe B

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence estimates of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) vary across Europe. Recent estimates in southern European countries showed a lower prevalence than in northern countries. OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of RA in France in a multiregional representative sample in the year 2001. METHODS:A two stage ra...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Guillemin F,Saraux A,Guggenbuhl P,Roux CH,Fardellone P,Le Bihan E,Cantagrel A,Chary-Valckenaere I,Euller-Ziegler L,Flipo RM,Juvin R,Behier JM,Fautrel B,Masson C,Coste J

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To forecast, on the basis of the past and present position of rheumatologists in Europe, the competence needed in the future to secure and promote the specialty within the healthcare network. METHODS:Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes/European Board of Rheumatology (UEMS/EBR) questionnaire on (a) tr...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Amor B

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precise diagnosis and follow up treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) requires objective quantification, which is still lacking. For this purpose, radiological analyses are considered to be the most appropriate method. OBJECTIVE:To develop computer assisted quantification software that is particularly appl...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wick M,Peloschek P,Bögl K,Graninger W,Smolen JS,Kainberger F

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase-1 (ERAP1) protein is highly polymorphic with numerous missense amino acid variants. We sought to determine the naturally occurring ERAP1 protein allotypes and their contribution to Behçet's disease. METHODS:Genotypes of all reported missense ERAP1 gene variants with 10...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Takeuchi M,Ombrello MJ,Kirino Y,Erer B,Tugal-Tutkun I,Seyahi E,Özyazgan Y,Watts NR,Gül A,Kastner DL,Remmers EF

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare levels of disability of people with and without hip and knee arthroplasty in a random national sample. METHODS:In 1999 a screening questionnaire to classify people into groups of increasing probabilities of disability was sent to 417 500 people; response rate 86%. The study population was obtaine...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Boutron I,Poiraudeau S,Ravaud JF,Baron G,Revel M,Nizard R,Dougados M,Ravaud P

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CAMERA study shows that using methotrexate in a tight control setting might lead to considerable improvement in disease activity in early rheumatoid arthritis See linked article p 1443. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bijlsma JW,Weinblatt ME

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Over 50% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) harbour a variety of anti-modified protein antibodies (AMPA) against different post-translationally modified (PTM) proteins, including anti-carbamylated protein (anti-CarP) antibodies. At present, it is unknown how AMPA are generated and how autoreactive B ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Dekkers JS,Verheul MK,Stoop JN,Liu B,Ioan-Facsinay A,van Veelen PA,de Ru AH,Janssen GMC,Hegen M,Rapecki S,Huizinga TWJ,Trouw LA,Toes REM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To further evaluate the role of bacterial antigens in triggering inflammation in the joint in patients with reactive arthritis by studying local antibody synthesis in the joint. METHODS:Yersinia-specific antibodies in paired serum and synovial fluid samples from 29 patients with yersinia triggered reactive ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mäki-Ikola O,Lahesmaa R,Heesemann J,Merilahti-Palo R,Saario R,Toivanen A,Granfors K

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to evaluate the dynamics of treatment response with different composite measures in the TIght COntrol of inflammation in early Psoriatic Arthritis (TICOPA) trial. METHODS:Participants with early disease-modifying antirheumatic drug-naïve psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were randomised 1:1 to either tight...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Coates LC,Mahmood F,Emery P,Conaghan PG,Helliwell PS

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data are presented which indicate a critical role for interleukin (IL)-18 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The T cells and macrophages invading the synovium or in the synovial fluid are the chief cellular targets of IL-18 in RA. Neutrophils, dendritic cells and endothelial cells may also be cellular mediators of I...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Dai SM,Shan ZZ,Xu H,Nishioka K

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is thought to play an important role in systemic sclerosis (SSc) pathogenesis. It was found to be upregulated in the serum and in the affected skin of scleroderma patients. However, its involvement in scleroderma lung disease is not clear. This study aimed to evaluat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： De Santis M,Bosello SL,Capoluongo E,Inzitari R,Peluso G,Lulli P,Zizzo G,Bocci M,Tolusso B,Zuppi C,Castagnola M,Ferraccioli G

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical disability is part of the end point measures in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials. The Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ DI) is often used for this purpose but lacks international uniformity owing to variations in the translated and adapted questionnaires and variatio...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Zandbelt MM,Welsing PM,van Gestel AM,van Riel PL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A prospective randomised trial to compare two different durations of maintenance immunosuppressive therapy for the prevention of relapse in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). METHODS:Patients with AAV were recruited 18-24 months after diagnosis if they were in stable ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Karras A,Pagnoux C,Haubitz M,Groot K,Puechal X,Tervaert JWC,Segelmark M,Guillevin L,Jayne D,European Vasculitis Society.

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the deleterious effects of Mayer's haematoxylin staining procedure which result in a decrease in, or complete loss of, the number of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals, and to determine the proper staining period for preserving the crystals in a histological paraffin section of articul...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ohira T,Ishikawa K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study further the temporal clustering of ankylosing enthesopathy (AE) noted originally during a study of the influence of mouse major histocompatibility complex (MHC) H-2 and transgenic HLA-B27 on the frequency of AE. METHODS:The relationship between maternal age at littering and frequency of AE was analy...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Weinreich S,Hoebe B,Ivanyi P

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The PTPN22 gene has been widely confirmed as a susceptibility gene for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in populations of Northern European descent. The aim of the current study was to explore the role of variants spanning the PTPN22 gene in determining susceptibility to and outcome of inflammatory polyarthritis (I...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Naseem H,Thomson W,Silman A,Worthington J,Symmons D,Barton A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a prospective long term follow up study comparing conventional radiography (CR), ultrasonography (US), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the detection of bone erosions and synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) finger joints. METHODS:The metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joint...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Scheel AK,Hermann KG,Ohrndorf S,Werner C,Schirmer C,Detert J,Bollow M,Hamm B,Müller GA,Burmester GR,Backhaus M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synovial surface in rabbit knees was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to define normal surface contour, cell shape, and interstitial exposure. Comparison was made between specimens excised before immersion fixation (I), fixed in situ by vascular perfusion (V) before excision, or fixed in situ under a...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： McDonald JN,Levick JR

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate if the increased concentrations of stromelysin (MMP-3) found in the synovial fluid (SF) of patients with various arthritides reflect the concentrations in the circulation. METHODS:Using a double antibody ELISA, we have measured proMMP-3 concentrations in sera from these patient groups and in o...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Taylor DJ,Cheung NT,Dawes PT

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Fc receptor-like 3 (FCRL3) gene -169T>C single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has been reported to be associated with several autoimmune diseases (AIDs) in Japanese populations. However, association results in other populations have been conflicting. Therefore, we investigated this SNP in a...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Eike MC,Nordang GB,Karlsen TH,Boberg KM,Vatn MH,IBSEN study group.,Dahl-Jørgensen K,Rønningen KS,Joner G,Flatø B,Bergquist A,Thorsby E,Førre O,Kvien TK,Undlien DE,Lie BA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00